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Asparagus beetle ?

jabba4
jabba4 Posts: 221 Forumite
in Gardening
I think I'vegot asparagus beetle and their larvae munching their way through my asparagus bed.

Anyone know the best way to get rid of them (organically if possible), and a way to prevent them in the future ?

Many thanks....

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  • jabba4
    jabba4 Posts: 221 Forumite
    Anyone able to help with this ?
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I think you just pick them off by hand.
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • jabba4
    jabba4 Posts: 221 Forumite
    Darn ! I thought it'd be something like that. There's hundreds of the little blighters. Oh well, I'd better get it done I suppose. Thanks Lotus-eater.
  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 15,221 Forumite
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    If too big a job to pick off, spray them, not organic I know but it does the job
    When an eel bites your bum, that's a Moray
  • jabba4
    jabba4 Posts: 221 Forumite
    Well....I went down today and tried shaking the stems. Most of them fell off. So I ended up putting a sheet around the bottom to collect them, and then I fed them to my chickens.

    I'l probably have to do that every day now.....
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